US4349759A
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Commutator for electrical machines
Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG Switzerland
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Filing: 1977-12-09
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Granted: 1982-09-14
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Expires: 1997-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A commutator for electrical machines and a method of manufacture of the commutator is disclosed which consists of a lamination assembly held together by a pair of shrink-rings. One of the rings serves to support the commutator on a commutator hub and comprises first and second ring portions having between them a decoupling portion. The first ring portion is in the form of a shrink-ring and holds together the lamination assembly. The second ring portion is secured to the commutator hub. The other shrink-ring also holds together the lamination assembly. In the method of manufacture of the commutator, both the first and second ring portions are simultaneously shrunk on to the lamination assembly and commutator hub respectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Niklaus Arnold
- 👤 Josef Schmidli
- 👤 Peter Spiess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R39/00; H01R39/02; H01R39/14; H01R39/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A commutator for electrical machines comprising: a lamination assembly having a first surface; a commutator hub having a second surface; a shrink ring having first and second portions joined together by a decoupling portion, the first ring portion having an inner surface with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the first surface of the lamination assembly whereby the diameter of the first ring portion may be increased by heating and subsequently decreased by cooling, the second ring portion having an inner surface with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the second surface of the commutator hub whereby the diameter of the second ring portion may be increased by heating and subsequently decreased by cooling, and the first and the second ring portions being simultaneously shrunk onto the first surface of the lamination assembly to hold together the lamination assembly and onto the second surface of the commutator hub to be joined to the commutator hub respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A commutator for electrical machines comprising: a lamination assembly having a first surface; a commutator hub having a second surface; a shrink ring having first and second portions joined together by a decoupling portion, the first ring portion having an inner surface with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the first surface of the lamination assembly whereby the diameter of the first ring portion may be increased by heating and subsequently decreased by cooling, the second ring portion having an inner surface with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the second surface of the commutator hub whereby the diameter of the second ring portion may be increased by heating and subsequently decreased by cooling, and the first and the second ring portions being simultaneously shrunk onto the first surface of the lamination assembly to hold together the lamination assembly and onto the second surface of the commutator hub to be joined to the commutator hub respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 1, in which the ring portions have the same general inside diameters and outside diameters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 2, in which the decoupling portion is located at an outside diameter of the shrink ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 1, in which the commutator hub includes a stop on the surface of the hub which receives the second ring portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 1, in which the commutator hub is provided with air passages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 1, in which the shrink-ring is of steel with high tensile strength, with σ≧70 kp/mm 2 , and the commutator hub is of grey iron.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 1, in which insulating material is provided inside and outside of the decoupling portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 7, in which the insulating material is a castable, curable synthetic resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 7, further comprising an insulating ring and spacer means for attaching the insulating ring to the end surface of the lamination assembly facing the commutator hub.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A commutator as claimed in claim 9, in which the cavity between the commutator hub, the lamination assembly and the decoupling portion is completely filled with a castable resin.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-09-13 | 1986-03-15 | 1986-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-09-13 | 1990-03-15 | 1990-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-09-13 | 1994-03-15 | 1994-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |